Lumbosacral plexopathy: clinical features
Evidence-based neurology checklist on lumbosacral plexopathy: clinical features: Clinical features Pain: this may be absent with aortic dissection/ischaemia Hot dry foot: this may be the first sign of neoplastic causes Foot drop: this may be the first sign of ischaemic causes Clinical assessments…
Clinical features
- Pain: this may be absent with aortic dissection/ischaemia
- Hot dry foot: this may be the first sign of neoplastic causes
- Foot drop: this may be the first sign of ischaemic causes
Clinical assessments
Differential diagnosis
Electromyogram (EMG)
References
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- Rubin DI. Brachial and lumbosacral plexopathies: a review. Clin Neurophysiol Pract 2020; 5:173-193.
